|Party|Candidate|Votes|
|---|---|---|
|Labour|James Kinney|5,513|
|Labour|James East|4,847|
|Labour|Rice Sheppard|4,644|
|Citizens' Committee|Percy Abbott|4,233|
|Citizens' Committee|John Bowen|4,093|
|Citizens' Committee|George H. Scott|3,835|
|Labour|James Findlay|3,775|
|Labour|J. J. Murray|3,696|
|Citizens' Committee|Valentine Richards|3,524|
|Citizens' Committee|Charles Grant|3,230|
|Independent|Charles G. Davidson|2,982|
|Independent|Joseph Adair|2,356|

Question: how many independent candidates were on the ballot for alderman in 1919?
Answer: 2